Blueberry Toast
produced by Echo Theater Company
written by Mary Laws
directed by Dustin Wills
scenic design by Amanda Knehans
costume design by Kim H Ngo
lighting design by Chris Wojcieszn
sound design by Jeff Gardner
properties design by Narges Narouzi
music composed by Scott Anthony
fight choreography by Ahmed Best
stage managed by Anna Englesman
producer Chris Fields
producer Jesse Cannady
Featuring performers:
Barb: Jacqueline Wright
Walt: Albert Dayan
Jack: Michael Sturgis
Jill: Alexandra Freeman
It's a Sunday morning in a sunny, suburban kitchen. Barb is making breakfast for her husband, Walt. Their children, Jack and Jill, are busy writing a play. When Barb and Walt disagree over a seemingly innocuous piece of blueberry toast, the veneer of their polished existence begins to crack and what's underneath might eat them for breakfast.
produced by Echo Theater Company
written by Mary Laws
directed by Dustin Wills
scenic design by Amanda Knehans
costume design by Kim H Ngo
lighting design by Chris Wojcieszn
sound design by Jeff Gardner
properties design by Narges Narouzi
music composed by Scott Anthony
fight choreography by Ahmed Best
stage managed by Anna Englesman
producer Chris Fields
producer Jesse Cannady
Featuring performers:
Barb: Jacqueline Wright
Walt: Albert Dayan
Jack: Michael Sturgis
Jill: Alexandra Freeman
It's a Sunday morning in a sunny, suburban kitchen. Barb is making breakfast for her husband, Walt. Their children, Jack and Jill, are busy writing a play. When Barb and Walt disagree over a seemingly innocuous piece of blueberry toast, the veneer of their polished existence begins to crack and what's underneath might eat them for breakfast.
Production Photos
photography by Darrett Sanders
Press
“RECOMMENDED… STAGE RAW TOP TEN…. packs a punch… The production elements are as colorful as the performances… a side-splittingly freakish satire” — Deborah Klugman, Stage Raw
“A DARKLY WHIMSICAL DISH… a cross between ‘The Brady Bunch’ and ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’… The actors perform their loony roles with ferocious conviction… a delight” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
A REVELATION… cuts to the quick with dark comedy and brutality… Laws' brilliant script is a tour de force for four actors with stamina and focus seldom seen… I cannot recommend this production highly enough. Blueberry Toast is a MUST SEE!... especially for true students of Theatre.” — Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los Angeles
“DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING… an absurd, delightfully twisted American tragedy” — Patrick Hurley, That Awesome Theatre Blog
“ABSURDIST BLACK COMEDY… Playwright Laws could not have asked for a finer team to bring her words to life than Echo Theatre Company” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
“SMART SATIRE… had the audience in stitches” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen
“A DARK JEWEL… the audience is laughing helplessly, loud and long” — Mark Hein, Theatre Ghost
“FIRST RATE… The Echo Theater has come through again” — Bill Garry, Discover Hollywood
“HILARITY… My jaw kept dropping, and I just kept laughing! So did everybody else!” — David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“AN OVER-THE-TOP EXPERIENCE… pulls no punches with its mix of comedy and horror… Laws has a unique and interesting vision” — David Maurer, Culture Spot LA
“OUTRAGEOUS AND WICKEDLY FUNNY… beautifully produced, directed, and acted… an E-ticket ride.” — Travis Holder, Arts in LA
“A DARKLY WHIMSICAL DISH… a cross between ‘The Brady Bunch’ and ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’… The actors perform their loony roles with ferocious conviction… a delight” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
A REVELATION… cuts to the quick with dark comedy and brutality… Laws' brilliant script is a tour de force for four actors with stamina and focus seldom seen… I cannot recommend this production highly enough. Blueberry Toast is a MUST SEE!... especially for true students of Theatre.” — Michael Sheehan, On Stage Los Angeles
“DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING… an absurd, delightfully twisted American tragedy” — Patrick Hurley, That Awesome Theatre Blog
“ABSURDIST BLACK COMEDY… Playwright Laws could not have asked for a finer team to bring her words to life than Echo Theatre Company” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
“SMART SATIRE… had the audience in stitches” — Erin Conley, On Stage and Screen
“A DARK JEWEL… the audience is laughing helplessly, loud and long” — Mark Hein, Theatre Ghost
“FIRST RATE… The Echo Theater has come through again” — Bill Garry, Discover Hollywood
“HILARITY… My jaw kept dropping, and I just kept laughing! So did everybody else!” — David MacDowell Blue, The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses
“AN OVER-THE-TOP EXPERIENCE… pulls no punches with its mix of comedy and horror… Laws has a unique and interesting vision” — David Maurer, Culture Spot LA
“OUTRAGEOUS AND WICKEDLY FUNNY… beautifully produced, directed, and acted… an E-ticket ride.” — Travis Holder, Arts in LA
